The NBA season occupies a large chunk of the calendar year, before ending with the final round of the NBA playoffs
sometime in June. Each of the league's 30 teams plays 82 regular season games, which means there are 1,230 opportunities to watch the world's
best basketball players do their thing every year - before the playoffs even start. Click on the name of an arena to view a list of the
hotels closest to each NBA arena.

The only visible change to the structure of the NBA for the 2014-2015 season was the return of the Charlotte Hornets. After a decade as
the Charlotte Bobcats, the team retrieved its former name from New Orleans, where the team decided to become the Pelicans the previous season.